Found Bolt!! ID needed ASAP

[Citcope]

Ok so this is a shot in the dark but here we go.... I found this bolt under my spare tire today and I have been searching frantically to try and find where it came from as it looks pretty substantial. I can’t seem to find where it came from. Truck info:

2016 Ram 2500 SLT 8ft bed. I have never seen this bolt and it wasn’t on the ground before today. The size bolt is a 3/4in 2.5in long and on top it looks like either 109 or 10.9 with a wave mark under it.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Lower the spare to the ground and make sure the winch is not missing any bolts.
I don't have an HD truck but my skid plates use the same size bolt all the way around.
Hope it helps.

 

[U&A]

Were under the truck did you find it. Front, back...?


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[chri5k]

Any of your buddies have a good sense of humor? They might be messing with you.

 

[U&A]

Whatever it is, its metric if the marking is 10.9 and it is NOT a very strong bolt.......so in that case .......look at your exhaust manifold bolts[emoji23][emoji23]


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[U&A]

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[Citcope]

Were under the truck did you find it. Front, back...?


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

Ok first, I found it under my spare. second, I found where it came from, while I was checking the spare tire winch like mentioned above, I happen to look at where the bed bolts go and I found that I was missing two in the middle of the bed. So it was one of the eight bed bolts that holds it onto the frame. Looks like I was missing one already and this one just fell out. Looks like I need to pull them all and lock right them so they don’t vibrate out.

Any of your buddies have a good sense of humor? They might be messing with you.

I did think of that but no my friends don’t have that kind of sense of humor. lol

 

[Joes1500]

Looks like a body bolt to me.

 

[Citcope]

Looks like a body bolt to me.

It was a bolt that holds the bed to the frame.

 

[tron67j]

Glad you found it and made the effort to run it down. Imagine what could have happened if left unchecked. Awesome work!

 

[Citcope]

Glad you found it and made the effort to run it down. Imagine what could have happened if left unchecked. Awesome work!

Thanks! Well my wife wouldn’t have let me drive it without finding where it came from. lol she even came out to try and help with light cause it was already dark.

 

[brad_12]

TEAMWORK MAKES THE RAM WORK!!!

 

[El Guapo Phil]

Always best to investigate and find the the issue though inspection. Never let things go. Taking time to find where the bolt goes probably saved you tons of problems down the road. Good job.

 

[Jim S]

Not sure I would admit to holding onto a lubed up ram. Just sayin'.

 

[Harley Harrold]

Make sure all the bolts are properly torque with a torque wrench.

 

[Citcope]

Make sure all the bolts are properly torque with a torque wrench.

Yeah that’s what I need to do. I had a panel replaced on the bed so I think the body shop didn’t torque them down good enough when they put the bed back on. Scary thought.